Derviçan
Derviçan
Δερβιτσάνη | |
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Coordinates: 40°1′57″N 20°10′24″E / 40.03250°N 20.17333°ECoordinates: 40°1′57″N 20°10′24″E / 40.03250°N 20.17333°E | |
Country | ![]() |
County | Gjirokastër |
Municipality | Dropull |
Municipal unit | Dropull i Poshtëm |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Derviçan (definite Albanian form: Derviçani; Greek: Δερβιτσάνη, romanized: Dervitsani, also known as Dervician) is a settlement in the former Dropull i Poshtëm municipality, Gjirokastër County, southern Albania.[1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Dropull.[2] It is within the larger Dropull region. The village is inhabited solely by Greeks.[3]
In 1991, the political organization Omonoia was founded in Dervican, by representatives of the Greek national minority.[4]
Demographics
In the 1520 Ottoman tax register the Albanian anthroponyms Gjon and Gjin as well as others are found in the village of Derviçan, which appears in the same register with a fairly large population for the time, with a large influence by Greek culture. Characteristic Albanian anthroponyms include: Jani Gjini, Gjin Spato, Gjon Jorgji, Jorgo Gjoni, Nako Bard(h)i, Jorgo Babi, Mano Çuni, Jani Çuni, Kosta Lula, Mano Shpata, Lluka Prushi, Dhimo Prushi, Jani Dragoi and others.[5]
Notable people
- Lefter Millo (1966-1997) footballer
- Spiro Ksera politician
Gallery
References
- ^ "Location of Derviçan". Retrieved 3 September 2010.
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6371. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ Καλλιβρετάκης, Λεωνίδας (1995), Η ελληνική κοινότητα της Αλβανίας υπό το πρίσμα της ιστορικής γεωγραφίας και δημογραφίας [The Greek Community of Albania in terms of historical geography and demography], p. 58, ISBN 978-960-08-0054-8, retrieved 2021-10-09
- ^ Report submitted by Albania puruant to article 25, paragraph 1 of the framework convention for the protection of national minorities. Archived 2010-09-02 at the Wayback Machine ACFR/SR (2001). 26 July 2001.
- ^ Demiraj, Shaban (2008). "La situation ethnique-linguistique des habitants de Dropulli et de Vurgu au cours des siecles". Studia Albanica. Academy of Sciences of Albania. 1: 77–91. ISSN 0585-5047.
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